Mercury - Messenger God and God of Commerce - Roman God
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Mercury - Messenger God and God of Commerce
Mercury, one of the 12 gods of the Dii Consentes. He was the patron god of financial gain, commerce, eloquence, messages/communication (including divination), travelers, boundaries, luck, trickery and thieves; he was also the guide of souls to the underworld.
--~Attributes and Correspondences~--
Area of Influence:
Commerce, Financial Gain, Eloquence, Messages, Communication, Divination, Travel, Boundaries, Luck, Trickery, Theives
Roman
Crossroads, Market place
Cockerel, Ram, Tortoise
Red, White, Green
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Mercury, Zinc
Wednesday
East
Air
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Lyre
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Mercury
Dogs Mercury, Anise, Dill, Fennel
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Caduceus, Money bag, Windged cap, Sandals
The magician
May 15, the Mercuralia, June
Roman - Gods and Goddesses
| Name | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|
Goddess of Abundance and Prosperity. | Goddess | |
Goddess of Fertility. | Goddess | |
God of the Acis River in Sicily. | God | |
God of health and medicine. | God | |
Gddess and personification of eternity. | Goddess | |
Goddess who relieved people from pain and sorrow. | Goddess | |
Goddess associated with snakes and Medea. | Goddess | |
Goddess of the circle of the year | Goddess | |
Goddess of the future. | Goddess | |
God of averting harm. | God | |
God of Wine | God | |
Goddess of War. | Goddess | |
Goddess of Chastity and Fertility. | Goddess | |
God of Success. | God | |
Fire Goddess | Goddess | |
God of fire. | God | |
God of the Sky. | God | |
Goddess of the hinge | Goddess | |
Goddess of childbirth and prophecy | Goddess | |
Goddess of Corn. | Goddess | |
Goddess of forgiveness and mercy. | Goddess | |
Goddess who presided over the system of sewers in Rome | Goddess | |
Goddess of agreement, understanding, and marital harmony. | Goddess | |
Chthonic god protecting grain storage. | God | |
God of Love. | God | |
Goddess of growth. | Goddess | |
Goddess of the dead | Goddess | |
Goddess of the measurer of the thread of life. | Goddess | |
Goddess of Fertility, Hunting, and the Moon | Goddess | |
God of wealth and the underworld. | God | |
Goddess and personification of discipline. | Goddess | |
God of oaths. | God | |
Water Goddess and Oracle | Goddess | |
Phallic god who protected from envy and the evil eye. | God | |
Goddess of prophecy. | Goddess | |
God of Prophecy | God | |
Goddess of Livestock. | Goddess | |
Goddess of Fevers. | Goddess | |
God of purification. | God | |
Personification of fertility. | Goddess | |
Goddess of good luck. | Goddess | |
Goddess of Fertility and Abundance. | Goddess | |
Goddess of Trust | Goddess | |
Goddess of Flowers | Goddess | |
God of Wells and Springs. | God | |
Goddess of Fortune and Luck. | Goddess | |
Goddess of Water and Springs. | Goddess | |
God of fertility. | God | |
Goddess of envy or jealousy. | Goddess | |
Goddess of the rainbow. | Goddess | |
God of Gates and Doors. | God | |
Goddess of Marriage and Women. | Goddess | |
Supreme King of the Gods | God | |
Goddess of justice. | Goddess | |
Goddess of fountains, wells, and springs. | Goddess | |
Goddess of youth. | Goddess | |
God of Household and Estate. | God | |
Goddess of thieves, con men and charlatans. | Goddess | |
Goddess of Childbirth. | Goddess | |
God of male fertility, viniculture and freedom. | God | |
Goddess of Fertility | Goddess | |
Goddess of freedom. | Goddess | |
Goddess of Funerals | Goddess | |
Goddess to whom soldiers sacrificed captured weapons. | Goddess | |
Goddess of Childbirth. | Goddess | |
Goddess of the Moon. | Goddess | |
Goddess of Growth and Increase. | Goddess | |
Goddess of infant mortality. | Goddess | |
Goddess of the Underworld and the dead. | Goddess | |
God of the dead | God | |
God of War. | God | |
Goddess of dawn and childbirth, patroness of mariners. | Goddess | |
Goddess of healing. | Goddess | |
Goddess and personification of poisonous gases and volcanic vapours. | Goddess | |
Goddess of bees and beekeeping | Goddess | |
Messenger God and God of Commerce | God | |
Goddess of Wisdom, Arts, and Trade. | Goddess | |
God of Sun and Light | God | |
Goddess of memory and money. | Goddess | |
Personification of death. | God | |
Goddess of death. | Goddess | |
Goddess of funerary laments. | Goddess | |
Personification of the act of birth. | Goddess | |
Goddess of destiny. | Goddess | |
God of the Sea. | God | |
Ancient war goddess and valor. | Goddess | |
Goddesses of childbirth. | Goddess | |
The spinner of the thread of life. | Goddess | |
Goddess of Fertility | Goddess | |
God of the underworld and punisher of broken oaths. | God | |
Goddess who guarded the Palatine Hill. | Goddess | |
Goddess of Flocks and Sheppards. | Goddess | |
Goddess of peace. | Goddess | |
God of fertility. | God | |
Goddess of duty. | Goddess | |
God of protection of infants at birth. | God | |
Goddess of Fruit Trees and Fruit | Goddess | |
God of keys, doors, and livestock. | God | |
Goddess of childbirth and the past. | Goddess | |
God of Fertility. | God | |
Goddess of the Underworld | Goddess | |
Goddess of forethought. | Goddess | |
War God. | God | |
Goddess of motherhood. | Goddess | |
Goddess who protected breastfeeding mothers. | Goddess | |
Goddess of seawater. | Goddess | |
Goodess of Well-being, Health and Prosperity | Goddess | |
God of loyalty, honesty, and oaths. | God | |
God of Seeds and Harvest. | God | |
God of woodlands and forests. | God | |
Sun God. | God | |
Goddess of hope. | Goddess | |
Goddess who protected against fires. | Goddess | |
God of fertilizer. | God | |
Goddess of the new year. | Goddess | |
God of Nocturnal Thunder. | God | |
Goddess of storms or sudden weather. | Goddess | |
God of Boundary Markers. | God | |
Goddess of the Earth | Goddess | |
River God. | God | |
Goddess of peace and tranquility. | Goddess | |
Goddess of crossroads and magic. | Goddess | |
Goddess of rest after harvest. | Goddess | |
God of Healing | God | |
Goddess of Beauty and Love. | Goddess | |
Goddess of truth. | Goddess | |
God of Seasons | God | |
Goddess of the Hearth. | Goddess | |
Goddess of victory and competitions. | Goddess | |
Goddess of victory. | Goddess | |
God of the Forests. | God | |
God of Water. | God | |
Goddess of pleasure. | Goddess | |
God of Fire. | God |
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- The Witches Goddess - Janet and Stewart Farrar
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- Celtic Goddesses - Miranda Green
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- Wikipedia
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